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. m* Detroit ng< in 'cellar' o I was walking to the Carolina Coliseum the other day and I noticed a license plate that I read: The Detroit Tigers ? 1984 World Champions. Such memories. Looking at this year's Tigers, it'5 ~ hard to believe they won it all five years ago. This may be the ultimate insult, but the Atlanta Braves are better than baseball's version of the "Bad Boys." Looking at all the professional sports franchises in Detroit, it seems as if the Pistons took the winning away from everyone else. I am certainly not offering this as the ^/Mi/nfall rtf Snarkv A wuowil IU1 tuv VI v/nniwii -r ^ Anderson and his team, but how could they totally collapse in one year? Unfortunately, Anderson took some leave this year to recover from an illness. I hope he doesn't get sick again from the way things are going in Motown. Last year, the Tigers were in the thick of things for virtually all of the season. They finished second and only one game behind the division-winning Boston Red Sox. The Tigers were 88-47 and finished a game ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers and the Toronto Blue Jays. The pennant race was one of the best in recent years with the New York Yankees finishing fourth only 3.5 games out of first. Misfortune has plagued the Tigers since last year's All-St^r Break. Baseball's best double-play combination of second baseman Lou Whitaker and shortstop Alan Trammel only played 28 games together after the break. Injuries were so common that there was only one everyday player, Chet Lemon, accumulating 500 atbats or more. AN AND A1 the students, give some concessions to the students and come to some kind of an agreement with them," he said. "And certainly not use force as they have done before," he added. Anandan compares the unrest in Beijing with the recent strike by miners in the Soviet Union. "When the miners went on strike in Siberia, their demands were somewhat similar to the demands of the Chinese students. Gorbachev, instead of criticizing the miners and attacking them, identified himself with the workers," he said. "Deng Xiaoping, on the other hand, sent troops to fire on them." Anandan said he regrets that the Beijing protests were not handled like the Soviet strike. "If Deng Xiaoping did not agree with the students, he could have at least had a dialogue with them and tried to resolve it peacefully," he said. Anandan visited China to attend a similar symposium in 1982. He reflects fondly on the visit. "I enjoyed my visit very much, because the Chinese people 1 round Gamecock Advertising 777-4249 i<- ? THE GAMECOCK the gamecock is the student newspaper of the University of South Carolina is published three times a week on thef^ednesdays and Fridays during on wUian<' 8P"ng semesters and weekly R;n__e . 8days during both summer sesholiHnj exception of university Ooinin an exainination periods. CO?K arIL8.kXpreSSed in THE GAMEthose of the n?8e ?f the editors and not The r1 oersity of South Carolina. Cornmuni f ?tudent Publications and GAmTcOCK?TH 'Vhe Polisher of the ment if?k The Student Media DepartGAMECOCK^'?111 ?rganization of THE recme^6 ?j address forms, subscription equests and other corresnnnHen^ ahnuld be sent to THE GAMECdckT Box 85131, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. 29208. ' " Subscription rates are $18.00 for (1) year, $10.00 per fall or spring semester and *4.00 for both summer sessions. Third nrfs postage paid at Columbia, S.C. THE GAMECOCK is a licensed student 'Jrganization of the University of South ar?lina and receives funding from stu-' nt activity fees. ie Batter's Circle By D.R. Haynes *rs remain f Hivicinn A U1 Y 1J1V/11 On top of these problems, there's a power outage in Detroit. It started with Kirk Gibson leaving at the end of the 1987 season via free agency to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Darrell Evans knocked a lot of homers lor the Tigers in his career. Evans returned to Atlanta after filing for free agency. Catcher Matt Nokes is one of the hopeful power sources Anderson has in his arsenal. Nokes hit 32 homers as a rookie but dropped off his sophomore year with only 16. With all of these obstacles facing Sparky, how did the Tigers manage to hang tough? Pitching proved to be the spark for the Tigers. Jack Morris' 15-13 record once again lead the Tiger pitching staff. Frank Tanana and Doyle Alexander both had 14-1.1 records but both with ERAs over four per game. As a team, the woeful Tigers are dead last in the American League in batting with a .242 average. They have produced the fewest number of runs scored, runs-batted-in and nns. Lou Whitaker has been supplying the punch for the Tigers belting 21 home runs through Sunday along with a .261 batting average. Alan Trammell had a career batting average of .290. He batted .311 last year and is a proven .300 hitter in the majors. Trammell is having an uncharacteristic year batting an awful .243 with three homers. Pitching has also been a disappointment for the Tigers. They rank 12th oul cfti4 in the American League. None of their starting pitchers have won 10 games or more. Morris? Alexander? Tanana? Who are these guys and where did they go? I'm no gypsy with a crystal ball, but I foresee the cellar of the American League East for Detroit. 1 Continued from page 1 to be very friendly, and I think perhaps the happiest people in the world," Anandan said. "I have been to about 20 different countries and I have found that the people of China are the happiest." Anandan, a citizen of Sri Lanka, seemed impressed with China and its people. "When I was in ShanghaL_l_did not see any slums. Given the fact that China is a poor country, I would have expected a lot of slums, but in fact there weren't any," Anandan said. "I was pleased that people's basic needs were being taken care of." Anandan said he gained some insight into the attitudes of the Chinese people during his 1982 visit. "People were very open. They talked to me about politics and so on very openly," Anandan said. "I got the impression that the Chinese people are really people who would be fond of an open, democratic society." "I wasn't surprised that there was a democracy movement. I was hoping that it would succeed," he said. DONT CHICKEN OUT. EXCUSES DONT SAVE LIVES BLOOD DOES American Red Cross * ??? < -v JpF' $ti? i ^ Head coach George Felton gives f instructions. Team falls to second i Mets havt Rv n R HAVNFS Sports editor The Greensboro Hornets took four games out of a five-game series from the Columbia Mets leaving them in a familiar second place, one-and-a-half games behind the Charleston Rainbows. The Mets only win came Friday night in a split of a double-header taking game one on a 5-4 come-frombehind victory. After one-and-a-half innings the Mets found themselves down 4-0 _ _JJft?L_Starting -pitcher Steve Newton gave up four runs early in the game. Chris Dorn pitched the next five innings to get the win in relief moving his record to 2-0. In the bottom of the second the Mets battled back by scoring two on first baseman Bob Olah's sixth homer this year. Columbia got two more runs in the third to tie the ball game. Centerfielder Lee May reached base on a walk. May then scored on catcher Todd Hundley's double. Hundley advanced to third on a wild pitch and then scored on another wild pitch by Hornets pitcherTason Satre. The Mets scored again in the fourth and held on to edge the Hornets 5-4. Dorn pitched five scoreless innings striking out three and yeilding five hits. Julian Vasquez pitched the last inning earning his sixth save. Game two was the opposite story. The Mets jumped out on top 4-0 after the second inning. Catcher Kenny Graves went 2 for 2 including a tworun single in the explosive second inning. Third baseman Jim Morrisette also had a good second game collecting two hits, knocking in a run and scoring a run. I MINIMUM With EVERY donatk Blood. Programs avai simple blood test is al if you qualify. Specii students. GO Ser *n yi Serologicals C See J1 not r m,WS M *R***?**L <mm . ^. x^SSHMiNim^ F/'/fpAo/oB ormer USC guard Brent Price play I ifter brief stay at first 1 mm e %$m The Columbia Mets take the field s Chris Hill pitched four and two thirds innings getting blasted for si) runs. Hill also surrendered six hits and four walks lowering his record tc 9-5. After the smoke had cleared th( Hornets had dismantled the Mets b> a score of 8-4. Thursday night's game is one al the Mets would just assume forget Hornets pitcher Mike Anderson shocked the Mets by throwing a rain shorted no-hitter. The Mets lost 5-0 After the sixth inning the sky fell down and the game was called. At that point Anderson was unhittable allowing no hits. Despite issuing foui *20 PAID >n. Plasma & Whole I for all blood types. A I that is needed to see al bonus program for ologicals. Inc. Middleburg Or. Suite 105 oiumbia, S.C. 29204 254-6537 rturn nex From staff and wire reports Junior basketball player Brent Price will not return to play next season. On July 25, Price requested and obtained a release from his scholarship at USC. He will transfer to another school. Price said in a statement delivered by friend Kevin McAfee his decision to leave was the hardest decision he has ever had to make. "George Felton, the coaching staff, and my teammates have all made a great impact on my life, and I will miss them," he said. Price said it was in the best interest of all concerned that he withdraw. "I have no regrets and only the lligllCM piai?C 1U1 LI1C pcupic UI JUUlll Carolina," he said. Price did not give any other reasons for leaving. He added that he was uncertain about the future other than his desire to play basketball and continue his college career. "I am just getting over the shock of leaving," he said in a telephone interview with the Associated Press from his home of Enid Okla., "then I'll start looking for other schools." Price may have to sit out a year before being eligible to play for another university. Price started 29 out of 30 games for the Gamecocks, who advanced to the NCAA tournament last March, losing in the first round to N.C. State at Providence, R.I. Price scored 432 points, averaging 14.4 points and 2.5 rebounds as a sophomore. He shot 49 percent from the field, 48.9 percent on three-point attempts, and 84.4 percent from the free throw line. He had 128 assists and 52 steals. Mike Nicholson, a graduate assistant in the Sports Information office ing series vw Parting another game at Capital City Par walks, Anderson moved his record to 8-5, and struck out two collecting the ! rare no-hitter. Mets pitcher Pete Schourek took the loss dropping his record to 4-7. : . Schourek walked two and struck out two giving up five runs with four being earned. [ At the start of the five-game series the Mets were in first place but only a short while. Tuesday night's loss to the Hornets knocked the Mets back into second place where they remained. Carl Grovom of the Hornets pitched a brilliant game in the 3-1 win. h3>f!i M?1? It Qi DBJOOUSH MQSTDEVLSR ^ QOURMEWAISllACECREAM, IePPHDV^TH |:? I Su t season said Price's announcement was a surprise there. Nicholson said he was not aware of any problems that might have precipated the announcement. Felton said in an article in the Greenville Piedmont Price's choice to leave was based on nersnnal reasons. "It's something Brent obviously had thought about for some time, and it's something we discussed at length. It's a decision we have to respect. Right now, I have to worry about keeping our program afloat," Felton said. USC Athletic Director King Dixon said he would release Price from his athletic scholarship. "This comes as a personal disappointment to me, but our entire staff wishes Brent the very best in his future endeavors," Dixon said. Price is the youngest member of a family known for basketball. Price's older brother Mark is an all-star guard fo the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. His other brother, Matt, who played one season at Appalachian State, is an assistant coach at Phillips University in Enid, Okla., where Price's father is the head coach. Price's departure leaves the Gamecocks with only two proven starters, sophomore Joe Rhett and Barry Manning, for the next season which gets an early start when the Gamecocks depart for a two-week exhibition tour to South America on Aug. 13. Price may not be the only player who will not play for the 1989-90 season. Freshman recruit Edmund Wilson will be ineligible to play because of failure to meet Proposition 48 requirements. *4 |i||l vJfe ?< k. Grovom pitched eight and one-thirds innings allowing just two hits and giving up one unearned run. Grovom showed excellent control striking out 10 and walking only one. Only Vince Zawaski's double and Lee May's single separated Grovom from a no-hitter. The Mets only run came in the ninth on shortstop Kevin Baez's sacrifice fly which scored Lee May. The Wheelers of Charleston, W.Va., are in town to play the 20-18 Columbia Mets in a four game series. The Mets go on the road to play the Spartanburg Phillies in a five-game series beginning Saturday. Ig... -mm %sm xx) cake, loaded wrh cur w ccvbs) wmn rich bwwj a whppb) cream&achbw 49 ' ich with coupon^jr* nit 1 per coup SAhlDYc m7 >upon expires nday.Aug. 7th*^ CARqUn < ? m&U,T'?N rA